Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-12

from Wnlcn II Will ~ .--,
Fe1as railroads Will actually c.-
people out Of the state al less -.+o
mile than they Will brig people in, ~,
STATE, according 10 the Posts oyp a,,,a"
which show 20 less rate than : f-,o.;.
over 2 cents mill, IS it surPr..!na w.
the people Of TeEes s-e arouss5 ;. -
Importance Ct having TIE co-cpt~,ticr -,
their railroads in Efforts 70 buii. -, 49,
STATE?
The Post tells THE GAZETTE WIN. q.
roads have done and ase dcf1s. 49,.
The GAZETTE tell the Post 1ss- -.
people have done and are doiug r.
state of Texas appropriated go r0a -
advertise the resources q tie cor,r,,r
wealth at the New Orleans exp, si,;,r.
! thousands Of visitors were atrr,c,e+ :.
that city, bat did Tex, ro.+, D,,
any heed 20 petitions for excursions -
Texas from the Crescent CIV .. +s,,
time? THE GAzETTR is awsre TIA; S9o
900 was rot nun fcent sum, but j,v,.
something, aid hcG tie rlilIosds -
| sp0ndfd the people WouIt h.ye BEEN er.
cou-sged TO further efforts in the rich.
direction. ToWn sitter town in Texas bss
expended large sums Of money in adyer.
Using the state, and with the
active cooperation CT the roads this
public spirit could be promoted and
strengthened until the state Itself would
act. No railroad in Tex.sis more hos.
tile 20 TutsDsgs craftsmanship thsn is
THE GAZETTE, but mossbacklsm is not to
oe dethr0ned by Furnishing me innocent
with the guilty. Railroad fficials sud en-
ployes have voice, they have property IL
terests to be effected by the
states condition, ard it is mos.
urseemly for them to au!k
in their tents ard re use 10 do anything
because the state has not done ali the
roads thought it ought TO have done, The
way 80 promote public spirit IS TO Ignore
the dead weight which eve Y town al
every state Is compelled TO Curry, and 50
on with the good work. TIE railroads
eau only hope to Eff CT public sentiment
IN Texas by resliz ny that they are part
of the people, end by working with tie
progressive elements, snd rot BY makiGg
or claiming that they have done sll ard
the people nothing. On some Of the rail.
roads it is possible thst there
ia as much Tut.bsgaism ns tieHe
is among certain people in Texas,
and the railroads can strengthen
this dead weight and also hostility to
themselves by sping the spirit OF which
they complain.
Let Us concede oil ihSt hiss been dora
by both people and railroads IN The pas!
and tslk only Of The present, and WORK in
CO. operation for the future Best efforts
have been unavaillng, ind t6e
people now esk the railroads TO
set with them in greater effort fo' TIE
future. The pre- sent shows diicHmina-
ton in rates against Ttxss. Let Texas
railroads give Texas sn equal chirce win
other states and thus mobile he p!aseH!
feeling into q pu0lic sentiment favor
able to state aid to the state. NJ"
is the time for the reilroads 70 SCI
wisely ard not sulk like chi!drsn
What Is the relevancy q the 1omeFteid
law sid the geological bill to an enieiE
ency ike the presenl? Let tie FoadS *
wise In time Let them 10 :|sy VIII
discrimination sgeinsf Texas. L-1 IA'm
mike rate TO Texss that VIII S!u Nv
Ceoule 70 fight The "CrsZ-s" III o'-'-
states. Let them put passenger men -
charge Of their passenger ouslresS' LIZ
them lay aside an unseemiy persolAI aI'
political snimosiiies Let iheJaal7 lnelsO'
Die who are now seekiag to build Up "a
az, and thus mske pr Fl for The ralIolu'
that have dore much for the sts'e- ~
them bring pc, pie here, who csn see i'i
themselves that Texas is not 81 a'lG u''
ers. the home of freeDooIei'
one vast cattle rsrch. LII
railroads act like men of perception Az
wisdom, ard not like crest 0o'olsf' ~
ing ont rut.b.ga, no estesd ls", eic1 !.
the face Of q popular sentiment 'lA'
clamorous for seton, and 1Hs' ''I ~
crystsllzed into enduring iFiendllnss'
railroads, or into force Iaat Will WY
what it now entrests.
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